Name: Music for Families: Music around the World - Percussion
Start: 2022-02-19T14:00:00
Location: Davies Symphony Hall

Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser

San Francisco Symphony

Conductor Stéphane Denève joins the San Francisco Symphony for an extraordinary program featuring two powerhouses of the French symphonic organ tradition, performed by Olivier Latry. Poulenc’s Organ Concerto was inspired by the intricate organ fantasies of Buxtehude, Bach, and other Baroque composers. “This is not the happy-go-lucky Poulenc,” he confessed in a letter, “but a Poulenc en route to the cloister—a 15th-century Poulenc, if you like.” Saint-Saëns’ Organ Symphony has been a hit with audiences since 1886, when the composer led the Royal Philharmonic Society in its world premiere. His writing for the organ—quietly shaded at first, commanding later—is the perfect showcase for Davies Symphony Hall’s magnificent Ruffatti Organ.

Denève Conducts Saint-Saëns’ Organ Symphony

Davies Symphony Hall

Share the joy of music with all your loved ones. Discover how music speaks to us all—young listeners ages 5-12 and longtime fans alike—through enriching performances created for enthusiasts of all ages and with your entire family in mind!

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Music for Families: Music around the World - Percussion

Porgy and Bess

Heating the Rudiments

Also sprach Zarathustra

Estancia

Háry János (Suite)

Martial Artists Welcome Spring

Parang, Parang

Stars and Stripes Forever

Hlonolofatsa Bacchanale